Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ballarat West Goldfield, City Of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 457
Youngest recorded age at locality: 364

mindat Locality ID: 204429
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204429.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ballarat West Goldfield, City Of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Star Of The East Mine

Latitude: 37°32'59"S
Longitude: 143°50'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -37.549722222222,143.84972222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Stibnite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Mica None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Stibnite

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	372	364	0		3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	372	364	0		9052
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	372	364	0		27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	372	364	0		24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	457	453	1	13658	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	372	364	0		2812
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	372	364	0		17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	372	364	0		39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	457	453	1	13658	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	372	364	0		5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	372	364	0		6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	372	364	0		21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	372	364	0		3418

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Scott-OGR13_299-0004	457	453	455±2	40Ar-39Ar	age of mineralization		sericite	BH-BE-1		Yes			Au	274525	City Of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Ballarat East	Foster et al. (1998)	10.1016/S0169-1368(97)00020-6	OGR13_299
	Deep-Dive-other-00027	372	364	368±4											204429	Ballarat West Goldfield, City Of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Ballarat West Goldfield	Bierlein et al. (1998)	10.1016/S0169-1368(97)00026-7	OGR13_345

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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